In the corporate world, contracts are more than just formalities; they’re the foundation of trust, accountability, and successful partnerships. It is important to draft agreements thoughtfully and in an manner that avoids exposing a business to unexpected or inadequately assessed risks. On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Kang Haggerty’s Jacklyn Fetbroyt returns as a faculty member for the National Business Institute’s next seminar – The Contract Strategist’s Guide to Complex Deal Drafting and Negotiations: Assessing and Allocating Risk. This live virtual seminar will help legal professionals hone their contract drafting skills by assessing multiple factors related to the trade to help them better serve their clients. This all-day presentation is available to stream live or watch OnDemand. To learn more about the NBI seminar or to register, click here.
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Legal Intelligencer: Where Do I Have to Go to Get a Decent Beer?—State of Taprooms in Pa. and NJ in 2025
In the May 12, 2025 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Aaron Peskin writes, “Where Do I Have to Go to Get a Decent Beer? —State of Taprooms in Pa. and NJ in 2025.”
It is fair to say that the craft beer boom of the 2010s is largely over. The year 2024 saw the first decline in the overall number of craft breweries nationwide since 2005. There are a lot of factors that have led to this decline, including the rise of hard seltzers, RTD (ready to drink) cocktails, and even the rise of recreational cannabis. With all of that said, Pennsylvania has both recently either passed new laws or reinterpreted existing ones to be friendlier to those in the business of brewing beer.
Best Law Firms® Recognizes Kang Haggerty with 2024 National, Regional Rankings
Kang Haggerty has once again received national and regional recognition in the 14th edition of the United States Best Law Firms® rankings. Continue reading ›
Kang Haggerty Attorneys Recognized in 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Kang Haggerty LLC is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023. Congratulations to Henry J. Donner, Gregory H. Mathews, Kandis L. Kovalsky and Kyle T. Garabedian. Continue reading ›
Five Kang Haggerty Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List for 2022
Kang Haggerty is pleased to announce that Edward T. Kang, Jacklyn Fetbroyt and Henry J. Donner have been selected to the 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Kandis L. Kovalsky and David R. Scott have been selected to the 2022 Rising Stars list. Continue reading ›
Transactional PAC CLE: From Brick and Mortar to Change or Mortem: The Transformation and Redevelopment of Malls’ Dead Space
Presented by Jacklyn Fetbroyt and Sharon Lewonski at the 2022 NAMWOLF Driving Diversity Leadership Conference.
Join the Transactional PAC for a discussion regarding the failure of traditional malls in America, including its causes, trends in redevelopment plans (from Mega Churches to Experiential Entertainment and Lifestyle Centers), actions of local governments, developers, and retailers, and the role of the real estate lawyer in the overhaul and redevelopment process.
Fetbroyt Speaks at National Business Institute Advanced Business Contracts Seminar
A good contract is more than an outline of expectations between parties, it sets the foundation for the business relationship. It also serves as a reference in the event of misunderstandings and disputes. Kang Haggerty founding member Jackie Fetbroyt will serve as a faculty member for the upcoming National Business Institute seminar on December 6, 2021 – Advanced Business Contracts: Secrets Only the Top Attorneys Know. This online event focuses on refining attorneys’ contract drafting skills and negotiation strategies that will ensure the best possible outcomes for their clients. To learn more about the NBI seminar or to register, click here.
Legal Intelligencer: Significant Recent Changes to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
This column examines these amendments, the history behind Delaware’s prominence in the realm of corporate law, and discusses some key differences between LLCs and corporations.
In the October 14, 2021 editions of The Legal Intelligencer and the Delaware Business Court Insider Edward T. Kang, managing member of Kang Haggerty wrote “Significant Recent Changes to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.”
Delaware Senate Bill 114, recently enacted and effective as of Aug. 1, includes substantial additions and amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLC Act). In addition to several amendments meant to supersede recent case law, these amendments also contained further guidance regarding the operations of a Delaware public benefit LLC. This column examines these amendments, the history behind Delaware’s prominence in the realm of corporate law, and discusses some key differences between LLCs and corporations. Continue reading ›
Jacklyn Fetbroyt Speaks at Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual Real Estate Institute 2020
Malls are seemingly at the epicenter of the business news cycle each day, from COVID-related shopping limitations to chain store bankruptcies and slowed real estate transactions. Kang Haggerty founding member Jackie Fetbroyt serves as moderator and panelist for the plenary session of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual Real Estate Institute on December 4th, 2020 — From Brick and Mortar to Change or Mortem: The Transformation and Redevelopment of Malls’ Dead Space, featuring a discussion regarding the failing of traditional malls in America, including its causes, trends in redevelopment plans (from Mega Churches to Experiential Entertainment and Lifestyle Centers), actions of local governments, developers, and retailers, and the role of the real estate lawyer in the overhaul and redevelopment process. To learn more about the CLE program and to register, click here.
Kang and Kovalsky Present CLE for Strafford Publications: D&O Indemnification Provisions in Corporate Governance Documents: Implementing 2020 DOJ Guidance
This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with guidance for drafting director and officer (D&O) indemnification provisions in bylaws, LLC operating agreements, limited partnership agreements, and other governance documents as well as contractual indemnification agreements. The panel will also discuss how indemnification provisions interact with a company’s D&O insurance policies. Panelists include Kang Haggerty managing member Edward T. Kang and Kang Haggerty member Kandis L. Kovalsky, with Brian H. Mukherjee, Counsel, Goodwin Procter.
D&O Indemnification Provisions in Corporate Governance Documents: Implementing 2020 DOJ Guidance is presented by Strafford Publications. The webinar will take place Tuesday, November 17th from 1-2:30 pm EST.